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holoviz-mcp
by MarcSkovMadsen
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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holoviz-mcp · Summary

An MCP server providing intelligent access to HoloViz ecosystem for building data visualizations and dashboards.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

holoviz-mcp · Use cases

  • Creating interactive data visualizations with Python libraries
  • Building dashboards with Panel and hvPlot
  • Generating contextual code assistance for data visualization projects

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

holoviz-mcp · Install

Installation

pip
pip install holoviz-mcp
conda
conda install -c conda-forge holoviz-mcp
Docker
docker pull ghcr.io/marcskovmadsen/holoviz-mcp
Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

"mcpServers": {
  "holoviz": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["-m", "holoviz_mcp.server"],
    "env": {
      "PYTHONPATH": "${path}" 
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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